Miss i, with a face of uncertainty, said: "It looks like asles. When I was a child, a sister from a neighbor’s family caught asles, and it was like this, full of rashes."
Old Madam Jiang’s face changed upon hearing this, and she involuntarily stepped back, exclaiming, "How terrible!" Then she ordered, "Quick, have the servants cordon off this courtyard, no one here should move around the mansion casually." Turning to Mrs. Wang, she instructed, "Keep an eye on the children, they must not co here."
"You all!" Madam Jiang rose, clutching her belly, and angrily said, "This is outrageous!"
Old Madam Jiang remained serious, showing concern while saying to Madam Jiang, "Dear in-law, if it’s asles, it’s no joke, you’d better stay outside for a while, especially since you’re expecting."
Madam Jiang was so angry her eyes turned red, and she coldly replied, "If Old Madam is afraid, feel free to leave!"
Mrs. Wang had already retreated.
Only Miss i remained at Old Madam Jiang’s side, looking innocent while gradually stepping back.
Xiqiu glanced deeply at Miss i, and with a cold smile, remarked, "Miss i is also well-versed in dical theory, truly talented." She laughed, "If it really were asles, Old Madam and Miss i have stayed in the room for so long, it would be pointless even if you leave now."
As she finished speaking, she observed the two’s faces change drastically.
Only then did Xiqiu feel slightly relieved, turning again to examine Tong Xiyan’s eyes and mouth, anxiously looking towards the door, when Ruan Jingliu arrived with Wan’er carrying a dicine box, Xiqiu imdiately breathed a sigh of relief, saying to Ruan Jingliu, "You’re finally here, it’s a pollen allergy causing hives, and now she’s breathing rapidly..."
Ruan Jingliu nodded and, like Xiqiu, examined her eyes and mouth, lifted the clothing to check her chest, took her pulse, nodding, "Indeed, it is an allergy, but fortunately, treated in ti, I’ll prescribe so dicine to be quickly decocted and administered, a nap will solve it."
Xiqiu exhaled, while Daijuan had already fetched paper and pen, and Ruan Jingliu quickly wrote the prescription and handed it to Daijuan: "Here are two prescriptions, this one for dicine to be taken thrice a day, and this one for a decoction to rub the body, also thrice a day."
Daijuan took it, nodded, and swiftly exited the door with her skirt lifted.
Ruan Jingliu applied a needle to Tong Xiyu, then turning back to Xiqiu and Madam Jiang, said, "It’s fine now, you don’t need to worry!"
Madam Jiang clutched her chest, her legs gave out and she sat by the bedside, tears streaming down.
Xiqiu turned and spoke to Old Madam Jiang and Miss i, who stood at the doorway, "Old Madam, don’t be afraid, it’s not asles, so it won’t spread."
Old Madam Jiang looked utterly embarrassed, while Miss i laughed, revealing her little canine teeth: "Really? I was frightened to death, it’s good that sister is fine!" She said, addressing Old Madam Jiang, "Auntie, don’t worry, sister is alright."
This seed to provide an out for Old Madam Jiang, though evidently, she did not grasp it completely and stubbornly said, "When have I been afraid? But since there are children at ho, it’s better to be cautious." Pausing she then added, "I said there was nothing serious, Sixth Lady exaggerated too much."
Ruan Jingliu glanced at Xiqiu, with a stern tone said, "If it weren’t for Fourth Madam Xiao’s preliminary treatnt, Old Madam, you’d probably be preparing for your daughter-in-law’s funeral now."
Old Madam Jiang’s face stiffened. She could question Xiqiu since Xiqiu ultimately wasn’t a physician, but Nurse Zhang’s reputation was well-known in the Capital; only then did she realize the fear, with her expression continually changing, hesitantly asking, "Was it really that serious?"
Ruan Jingliu snorted coldly.
Old Madam Jiang leaned on Miss i, her legs weakening, and within an instant, sweat covered her forehead.
Xiqiu turned her face away, no longer looking at her.
"Xiyan, Xiyan!" Jiang Shilin and Tong Shen ca rushing in from outside, Jiang Shilin’s face ashen, Xiqiu could see his hand hanging by his side trembling as he quickly rushed in, not sparing a glance at his mother, he knelt by the bed, holding Tong Xiyan’s hand: "Xiyan, I’m sorry, I’m back, I’m back!" He said, his eyes already red.
It was clear he was genuinely anxious.
Tong Shen entered with hands behind his back, brows tightly knitted, looked at the people in the room, then at the red-eyed Madam Jiang and the stern-faced Xiqiu. He turned to Ruan Jingliu and asked, "Nurse Zhang, how is Xiyan now?"
Ruan Jingliu replied expressionlessly, "Treated in ti, she won’t die for now."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shilin abruptly looked up and asked Ruan Jingliu, "Why did it beco so severe? She was fine when I left this morning."
Ruan Jingliu coldly replied, "She has a pollen allergy, you should know this. Such a severe allergy must have been caused by inhaling a large amount of pollen. I think, rather than asking , you should be introspective."
Indeed, Tong Xiyan could not have voluntarily exposed herself to pollen. Given her condition, unless soone deliberately intended to harm her, there could be no other explanation.
Jiang Shilin’s body weakened, he sunk onto the footstool, gradually letting go of Tong Xiyan’s hand.
Xiqiu looked at Jiang Shilin and said, "Fourth Brother-in-law, since everyone is present, could you explain to us why Fourth Sister ended up like this?"
Jiang Shilin, with a face full of guilt, remained silent.
Madam Jiang, with a tone of veiled anger, said, "Fourth Son-in-law, even at this mont, do you still intend to hide from us? Now that my husband is also here, if Fourth Son-in-law does not make things clear today, we will take Fourth Sister back, to spare her staying in Jiang Mansion, lest sothing unknown happens in the future. Should we co next ti, would it be to collect her body?"
Jiang Shilin hung his head, filled with sha!
Tong Shen stood solemnly in the room. As the elder brother, if he decided to take Tong Xiyan back, even Jiang Shilin couldn’t stop him.
Old Madam Jiang saw her son being pressured with questions and tapped her cane on the ground, coldly saying, "How dare you speak like this? You keep blaming Shilin, why don’t you ask what Tong Xiyan has done!" Pausing, with anger, she continued, "Fine then, if we must clarify, let’s do so now. If you wish to take her back afterward, then do so. After that, a divorce letter will be sent to Tong Mansion. Such an unvirtuous woman is of no value to the Jiang Family!"
Xiqiu laughed sarcastically, turning to Old Madam Jiang and asked, "Then, could Old Madam tell us, in what way is Fourth Sister without virtue or morality, and on what grounds would you send her back?"
"Humph!" Old Madam Jiang pointed at Tong Xiyan: "She is indeed unvirtuous, jealous, refusing her husband to take concubines. She cannot bear children herself, yet cannot tolerate a concubine becoming pregnant, poisoning my Jiang Family’s descendants. Tell , what kind of virtue is that?"
"Fourth Brother-in-law." Xiqiu coldly laughed, looking at Jiang Shilin but not addressing the old madam: "Do you believe what the old madam said is correct?"
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